Perceived Racism in Relation to Weight Change in the Black Women’s Health Study

PURPOSE: Obesity is more common in black women than in white women. Racial discrimination is a form of chronic stress that may influence weight. METHODS: We assessed the association of perceived racism with weight change between 1997 and 2005 in 43,103 women from the Black Women’s Health Study, a pr...

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Main Authors: Cozier, Yvette C., Wise, Lauren A., Palmer, Julie R., Rosenberg, Lynn
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2755225/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19364665
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.01.008
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